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Hampshire County Council Further Electoral Review of Hampshire County Council Hampshire County Council Further Electoral Review of Hampshire County Council Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on Council Size – April 2015 HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 1 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Hampshire County Council – Context 3. Hampshire County Council – Governance Arrangements 3.1. Leader and Cabinet Model of Executive Arrangements 3.2. Executive Members 3.3. Executive Meetings and Decision Making 3.4. Advisory Committees to the Executive 3.5. Discharge of the County Council’s Non-Executive Functions – County Council 3.6. Committees of the County Council 3.7. Exercise of ‘Local Choice’ Functions 3.8. Relationship between responsibility for decision making of Members of the County Council and delegation to Officers 3.9. Scrutiny Functions 3.10. Sub-Committees and Member Working Groups 4. Joint Committees, Area-Based Committees, other Proportionate Bodies and Outside Bodies 4.1. Joint Committees 4.2. Area Committees 4.3. Other Proportional Bodies to whom the County Council makes appointments 4.4. Outside Bodies to whom the County Council makes appointments 4.5. Outside Bodies to whom appointments are made by Members of the Executive 5. Parish and Town Councils 6. Members Development and Training 6.1. Member Development Group 6.2. Members Briefing Programme 7. Representational Role of Members in the Local Community 7.1. Representational Role of Members HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 2 7.2. Member Grants 7.3. Members’ Survey 8. Current Electorate and Electorate Forecasts to 2021 9. Conclusions on Council Size Appendices Appendix 1 Allocation of responsibility between Members of the Executive Appendix 2 Functions exercised by the full County Council Appendix 3 Allocation of responsibility for Non-Executive Functions Appendix 4 Allocation of Local Choice Functions Appendix 5 Allocation of responsibility for Scrutiny Functions Appendix 6 Joint Committees and Area Based Committees Appendix 7(a) Outside Bodies (Council Appointments) Appendix 7(b) Outside Bodies (Executive Appointments) Appendix 8(a) County Councillor Grants Appendix 8(b) Members’ Survey Appendix 9(a) Current and Electorate and Forecasts at 2021 Appendix 9(b) Methodology for producing Electoral Population HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 3 1. Introduction 1.1. On 29 August 2014 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (‘the Commission’) advised the County Council that the Commission had determined that a further Electoral Review of the County Council’s Electoral Arrangements should take place. 1.2. So far as the County Council is concerned, electoral arrangements means: 1.2.1. The total number of Members elected to the County Council; 1.2.2. the number and boundaries of electoral divisions in the County Council; 1.2.3. the number of Members in respect of any electoral division; and 1.2.4. the name of any electoral division of the County Council. 1.3. In conducting its review, the County Council is advised that the Commission will make its judgement on Council size by considering three key areas. These are: 1.3.1. The County Council’s Governance Arrangements, and how it takes decisions across the broad range of its responsibilities; 1.3.2. the County Council’s Scrutiny Functions relating to its own decision making, and the County Council’s responsibilities to outside bodies; and 1.3.3. the representational role of County Councillors in the local community, and how they engage with people, conduct case work and represent the County Council on local partner organisations. 1.4. This submission sets out the views of Hampshire County Council in terms of Council size, addressing these key areas, supported by evidence. 2. Hampshire County Council – Context 2.1. Geography and History 2.1.1. Hampshire sits at the mid-point of the South Coast. It is bordered by the Isle of Wight to the south, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, Berkshire to the north and Wiltshire and Dorset to the west – making Hampshire the point where the Home Counties end and the HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 4 West Country begins. 2.1.2. Hampshire has built-up areas in the north and south including downland, forests, valleys and coasts associated with the county’s rural heritage. Hampshire has many Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty including the North Wessex Downs and is host to two National Parks (New Forest and South Downs). 2.1.3. Hampshire has a long and illustrious history. Prehistoric and Roman settlements include Danebury Hill and Silchester; the county town of Winchester is the ancient capital of Wessex and England; Aldershot is known as the home of the British Army; while Jane Austen’s house in Chawton and the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu receive visitors from across the world. 2.2. Economy 2.2.1. With a GVA1 (gross value added) of £34bn Hampshire’s economy is larger than Northern Ireland’s. The county is a national leader in sectors such as aerospace and defence, marine industries, computing and pharmaceuticals. There are 62,000 businesses in Hampshire employing 670,000 people. 2.2.2. Hampshire also has strategic links to London through the M3 and fast rail services to Waterloo; north to the Midlands on the A34; to the west along the A303; and across the English Channel to ports in Europe and around the world. 2.2.3. The container, cruise, naval and ferry ports of Southampton and Portsmouth are national assets with workforces and supply chains stretching deep into Hampshire. Hampshire also boasts two fast- growing airports (Southampton and Farnborough) as well as close proximity to Heathrow and Gatwick. 2.2.4. 1.7m commuting trips take place in Hampshire and the cities every day. Two-thirds of commuting is by car and there are 800,000 cars in Hampshire (more than any other county)2. The fastest-growing category of commuter in the county is people working mainly at home, of which there were 42,000 at the time of the 2011 census. 1 2013 data published by the Office for National Statistics in December 2014 2 2011 Census data published by the Office for National Statistics in January 2013. HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 5 2.3. People 2.3.1. Hampshire is the third-largest English county with a population of over 1.3m – equivalent to Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow combined. Three-quarters of the county’s population lives in urban areas with the largest settlements being Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Havant and Gosport. Other substantial populations are located in the north-east of Hampshire adjoining Surrey, the county town of Winchester, the suburban areas around Southampton and Portsmouth and market towns such as Alton, Romsey and Ringwood. Hampshire’s many villages are spread around the county and range from tiny hamlets to sizeable settlements such as Brockenhurst in the New Forest. 2.3.2. In the decade to 2014 Hampshire’s population grew by 5.7%. All areas of the county showed growth, led by Basingstoke and Deane. The main causes of population growth in Hampshire are natural demographic factors including greater longevity and higher birth rates, and internal migration from within the UK. 2.3.3. Hampshire residents are older, and are ageing faster, than the national average. Above the median age of 42 the population grew strongly in the last decade, with an increase of 29% in the 65+ population. In contrast, the county has experienced a net loss of younger people; for example the number of Hampshire residents in their thirties fell by 15% during the same period. However, there were increases in the 0-9 and 20-29 groups. 2.3.4. Higher concentrations of older people are found in rural areas, especially the New Forest, which has a substantial retirement population. 2.3.5. Higher concentrations of young people are found in urban areas, typically because of access to jobs and more affordable housing. Although Southampton and Portsmouth do not fall within the administrative Hampshire area, they are part of the same demographic catchment and the growing younger/declining older population in both cities shows that to some degree an exchange of population with the county is taking place. 2.3.6. There are approximately 574,000 dwellings in Hampshire and by 2021 it is forecast that this will have grown to 618,000. HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 6 2.3.7. Over 90% of Hampshire residents describe themselves as ‘White British’ with the largest ethnic minority being the Nepalese community in and around Farnborough. 3. Hampshire County Council – Governance Arrangements 3.1. Leader and Cabinet Model of Executive Arrangements Hampshire County Council operates a Leader and Cabinet Model of Executive Arrangements comprising an Executive Leader elected by full Council, together with eight Members appointed to the Executive by the HF8919583 (FINAL) Page 7 Leader, collectively referred to as ‘the Cabinet’. 3.2. Executive Members Allocation of functions between the Executive and Committees of the County Council is determined in accordance with the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000 (‘the Functions Regulations’). Other than functions specifically reserved to the County Council, acting as a full Council or in Committees, all functions of the County Council is the responsibility of the Executive. Details of the allocation of responsibilities between members of the Executive are set out at Appendix 1. Executive Members are as follows: Leader and Executive Member for Policy and Resources Executive Member for Income and Capital Receipts Deputy Leader and Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services Executive Member for Education Executive Member for Culture, Recreation and Countryside Executive Member for Human Resources Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health Executive Member for Communities and Partnerships Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment 3.3. Executive Meetings and Decision Making Major or ‘cross cutting’ decisions are taken by the Executive acting collectively through Cabinet.
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